Suspenders



(No Model.

J. A. ADAMSON.

SUSPENDERSP No. 279,306. I Patented June 12,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE...

' J. ARTHUR ADAMSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,306, dated. June12, 1883a I Application filed January 9, 1882. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J. ARTHUR ADAMSON, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain,Improvements in Suspenders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in waist straps or ends forsuspenders, the object of the improvement being to effect the secureattachment of the cord to the flat tapes form- I ing the buttoirloops.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a waist strap or endfor suspenders of the character to which my invention relates; Fig. 2, atransverse section on the line 1 2,drawn to an enlarged scale; Fig. 3, atransverse sec tion on the line 3 4, also enlarged; Figs. 4 and 5,enlarged views of the clasp, forming the main feature of my invention;and Fig. 6, a view of the blank from which the clasp is made.

The waist strap or end, to which my invention relates, comprisesthe'cord A, the buttonloops B B, of flat braid, and the clasps DD,

whereby the button-loops and the cord are secured together. The cord Amay be secured to the main web of the suspenders in any of the usualways, this forming no part of my invention, the latter being devoted tothe con struction of the clasps D, each of which, as shown in Figs. 2 to6, comprises a back plate, a, and opposite wings I) b, the plate andwings being shaped and bent so as to embrace the cord A and theoverlapping ends of the braidloops B; In'that portion of the clasp whichembraces the cord A incisions are made in the plate a, and the metal isstruck up so as to form teeth d, another tooth, (1, being also formed onthe end of this portion of the plate, the opposite end of the plate-thatis to say, the por- 40 tion which aids in confining the overlapping endsof the braid forming the 1 0 s B-having similar teeth, (See Figs. 4, 5,and 6.) Each of the wings b of the clasp has upon its edge teeth f, sothat when the clasp is' applied to the cord and loops, as shown in Figs.1, 2, and 3, the teeth 6 penetrate the braid from the back and the teethf penetrate said braid from the front, so that a much firmer hold uponthe braids is insured than when the teeth 6 alone are used on thisportion of the clasp. The teeth f are nearer the center of the braidthan the teeth e, so that both sets of teeth have a firm hold on thebraid, and in addition to this secure hold the end teeth, (I and 6,being ar ranged transversely or across the line of strain 5 5 upon thecord and braid, serve to effectually resist any sudden or severe strain,and prevent it from being transmitted with full force to thelongitudinal teeth d, c, and f.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the cord A and braidloopsB of a suspender-end with clasps D, having teeth (I and e struck up fromthe body, and other teeth, f, formed 011 the bent wings b of the clasp,said wings c and f acting upon different portions of the braid formingthe loops, as set forth.

2. The combination of the cord A and braidloops B of .a suspender-endwith clasps D, having longitudinal teeth (I, e, and f in the body and onthe side wings and transverse teeth (1 and c at the ends, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

J. ARTHUR ADAMSON.

Witnesses HARRY DRURY, HARRY SMITH.

